The Police Association has called the surge in mental health jobs an "indictment".

NZ First has vowed to give police the power to veto boxing and wrestling matches.

Election fever has hit Hawke's Bay with billboards being put up around the region.

Bay politicians were quick off the mark to erect their election billboards.

EDITORIAL: Maori seats have long been a distinctive feature of NZ's political landscape.

Andrew Little says current cancer care can be a 'post code' lottery.

COMMENT: Where are the politicians who will solve problems?

COMMENT: It's patronising to believe that young people will vote for a young politician.

OPINION: The Opportunities Party youth benefit is all optimistic branding but no change.

Labour says it will invest an extra $4 billion over four years in education.

Risk-averse efforts online are early guide to the messages we'll get leading to election

The policy is unlikely to be enough for many middle and high-decile schools.

English hasn't categorically ruled out the Greens but says they have ruled themselves out.

We ask Kiwis who they think is most capable of running the Government.

Winston Peters dismisses the possibility of a Labour-Greens government.

Andrew Little puts his politics on the table.

Shortland Street star Jayden Daniels is fronting a campaign to get Kiwis to vote.

It's an election year, and the kingmaker of Kiwi politics is on the rise once again.